Question 1

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
State Confucianism

Accepted Answer

State Confucianism, also known as Confuc

Question 2

The legendary "three sovereigns" of prehistoric China were

Accepted Answer

A)  Fu Xi, Ling Pioa, and Shong Tui. 
B)  Shen Nong, Ling Pioa, and Shonh Tui. 
C)  Fu Xi, Shen Nong, and Huang Di. 
D)  Ling Pioa, Shong Tui, and Huang Di. 
E)  Chiang, Deng, and Sun. 
A)  Fu Xi, Ling Pioa, and Shong Tui. 
B)  Shen Nong, Ling Pioa, and Shonh Tui. 
C)  Fu Xi, Shen Nong, and Huang Di. 
D)  Ling Pioa, Shong Tui, and Huang Di. 
E)  Chiang, Deng, and Sun.

Question 3

China undertook large-scale water control programs to regulate the flow of rivers and distribute water to the fields during the

Accepted Answer

A)  Qin Dynasty. 
B)  Zhou Dynasty. 
C)  Han Dynasty. 
D)  Ming Dynasty. 
E)  Shang Dynasty. 
A)  Qin Dynasty. 
B)  Zhou Dynasty. 
C)  Han Dynasty. 
D)  Ming Dynasty. 
E)  Shang Dynasty.

Question 4

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Yellow and Yangtze Rivers

Accepted Answer

The Yellow River and the Yangtze River a

Question 5

What was a central tenet of Legalism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Human nature is essentially evil. 
B)  The universe contains a moral core. 
C)  Human nature is essentially good. 
D)  Government ruled by the best men could solve society's problems. 
E)  Officials should be trusted to carry out their duties in a fair manner. 
A)  Human nature is essentially evil. 
B)  The universe contains a moral core. 
C)  Human nature is essentially good. 
D)  Government ruled by the best men could solve society's problems. 
E)  Officials should be trusted to carry out their duties in a fair manner.

Question 6

How did China's landscape play an important role in shaping its history?

Accepted Answer

A)  Its mountains and deserts isolated the Chinese from advanced agrarian societies in other parts of Asia. 
B)  Its vast stretches of rich farmland made it easy for agricultural advancement. 
C)  Its eastern and western frontiers became the site of conflict between various Chinese peoples. 
D)  Its earliest settlements developed in mountainous regions. 
E)  Its hazardous terrain forged strong bonds between different groups who relied on each other for survival. 
A)  Its mountains and deserts isolated the Chinese from advanced agrarian societies in other parts of Asia. 
B)  Its vast stretches of rich farmland made it easy for agricultural advancement. 
C)  Its eastern and western frontiers became the site of conflict between various Chinese peoples. 
D)  Its earliest settlements developed in mountainous regions. 
E)  Its hazardous terrain forged strong bonds between different groups who relied on each other for survival.

Question 7

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
the Analects

Accepted Answer

The Analects, also known as the Analects

Question 8

Iron making developed in China much later than in the Middle East.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
the Silk Road

Accepted Answer

The Silk Road refers to a network of anc

Question 10

What was especially notable about ancient Chinese language? How did it retain its earlier form and still serve to unify the elite in the various parts of China?

Accepted Answer

The ancient Chinese language, particular

Question 11

The Qin Dynasty based its rule upon the philosophy of Confucius.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Xian's terra-cotta army

Accepted Answer

The term "Xian's terra-cotta army" refer

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
filial piety

Accepted Answer

Filial piety is a virtue of respect for

Question 14

Qin Shi Huangdi was the first emperor to unify China.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What do historians consider a defining characteristic of Chinese civilization?

Accepted Answer

A)  The building of the Great Wall 
B)  The emergence of notable philosophies and philosophers 
C)  The challenging geography of mountains and deserts 
D)  The interaction between nomadic and agricultural peoples 
E)  The lack of a clear writing system 
A)  The building of the Great Wall 
B)  The emergence of notable philosophies and philosophers 
C)  The challenging geography of mountains and deserts 
D)  The interaction between nomadic and agricultural peoples 
E)  The lack of a clear writing system

Question 16

During the Shang Dynasty, who was most likely to become a slave?

Accepted Answer

A)  Corrupt rulers 
B)  Women 
C)  The poor 
D)  Criminals 
E)  Africans 
A)  Corrupt rulers 
B)  Women 
C)  The poor 
D)  Criminals 
E)  Africans

Question 17

What was true of the Shang government?

Accepted Answer

A)  The king was the sole ruler and political authority. 
B)  The bureaucracy was responsible for the military. 
C)  The king appointed chieftains who oversaw various territories. 
D)  The king looked to the priests for religious counsel and authority. 
E)  The king was merely a symbolic figurehead. 
A)  The king was the sole ruler and political authority. 
B)  The bureaucracy was responsible for the military. 
C)  The king appointed chieftains who oversaw various territories. 
D)  The king looked to the priests for religious counsel and authority. 
E)  The king was merely a symbolic figurehead.

Question 18

During the Shang dynasty, the Chinese

Accepted Answer

A)  made major advancements in developing stainless steel castings. 
B)  achieved esteem for their bronze casting achievements. 
C)  used a highly sophisticated written alphabet. 
D)  developed cuneiform writing. 
E)  seized power from the Qin. 
A)  made major advancements in developing stainless steel castings. 
B)  achieved esteem for their bronze casting achievements. 
C)  used a highly sophisticated written alphabet. 
D)  developed cuneiform writing. 
E)  seized power from the Qin.

Question 19

Who famously wrote about the art of war?

Accepted Answer

A)  Shang 
B)  Zhou 
C)  Sun Tzu 
D)  Mencius 
E)  Xunzi 
A)  Shang 
B)  Zhou 
C)  Sun Tzu 
D)  Mencius 
E)  Xunzi

Question 20

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
yang and yin

Accepted Answer

Yang and Yin, commonly referred to as Yi

Exam 3: China in Antiquity

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). State Confucianism

The legendary "three sovereigns" of prehistoric China were

China undertook large-scale water control programs to regulate the flow of rivers and distribute water to the fields during the

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Yellow and Yangtze Rivers

What was a central tenet of Legalism?

How did China's landscape play an important role in shaping its history?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). the Analects

Iron making developed in China much later than in the Middle East.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). the Silk Road

What was especially notable about ancient Chinese language? How did it retain its earlier form and still serve to unify the elite in the various parts of China?

The Qin Dynasty based its rule upon the philosophy of Confucius.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Xian's terra-cotta army

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). filial piety

Qin Shi Huangdi was the first emperor to unify China.

What do historians consider a defining characteristic of Chinese civilization?

During the Shang Dynasty, who was most likely to become a slave?

What was true of the Shang government?

During the Shang dynasty, the Chinese

Who famously wrote about the art of war?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). yang and yin

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Ancient India

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Roman World Empire

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Ferment in the Middle East: the Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

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The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

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Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

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The Crisis Deepens: World War Ii

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